Sunday Homily: I Will Give You the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven

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Isaiah 22:19-23 Psalm 138:1-2,2-3,6,8 Romans 11:33-36 Matthew 16:13-20
Isaiah relates to us the story of Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah. He is not the king, but is to become the “master of the palace” or “chief royal steward”; he is to be set “over the household” (Isaiah 37:2) and is given the key of the…